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252 ReadsPublished Friday, Aug 22, 2008 @ 10:01 AM by Brian Boyer

This morning's survey of Chicago River news was fun...

"Ever since the late 1800s, Chicagoans often referred to the Chicago River as a stinky, wet alley."
I've always thought of it as a wet, chocolatey alley.

"Both women had worn skirts."
Re: two ladies who are unhappy about the mosquito bites they received dining outdoors at Japonais, a fashionable sushi spot on the Chicago River at Chicago Avenue.

"The Chicago River has two sides."
'nuff said.

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